Look,הֶןmy eyeעֵינִיhas seenרָאֲתָהall this;כֹּלmy earאָזְנִיhas heardשָׁמְעָהand understood it.וַתָּבֶן לָהּ
What you know,כְּדַעְתְּכֶםIאָנִיtooגַםknow;יָדַעְתִּיIאָנֹכִיam notלֹאinferiorנֹפֵלto you.מִכֶּם
ButאוּלָםIאֲנִיwould speakאֲדַבֵּרto Shaddai,אֶל שַׁדַּיand to argueוְהוֹכֵחַwith Elאֶל אֵלI desire.אֶחְפָּץ
Butוְאוּלָםyouאַתֶּםare those who plaster overטֹפְלֵיwith lies;שָׁקֶרphysiciansרֹפְאֵיof no worthאֱלִלare all of you.כֻּלְּכֶם
Who would grantמִי יִתֵּןthat you would be completely silent,הַחֲרֵשׁ תַּחֲרִישׁוּןand it would beוּתְהִיwisdomלְחָכְמָהfor you.לָכֶם
Hear,שִׁמְעוּplease,נָאmy argument,תוֹכַחְתִּיand to the contentionsוְרִבוֹתof my lipsשְׂפָתַיpay attention.הַקְשִׁיבוּ
Will you speakהַ תְּדַבְּרוּinjusticeעַוְלָהfor El,לְאֵלand for himוְלוֹspeakתְּדַבְּרוּdeceit?רְמִיָּה
Will you show partialityהֲ תִּשָּׂאוּןto him?פָנָיוOrאִםfor Elלָאֵלwill you contend?תְּרִיבוּן
Will it be goodהֲטוֹבwhenכִּיhe searchesיַחְקֹרyou out?אֶתְכֶםOrאִםas one deceivesכְּהָתֵלa mortal,בֶּאֱנוֹשׁwill you deceiveתְּהָתֵלּוּhim?בוֹ
He will surely reproveהוֹכֵחַ יוֹכִיחַyouאֶתְכֶםifאִםin secretבַּסֵּתֶרyou show partiality.פָּנִים תִּשָּׂאוּן
Will notהֲלֹאhis majestyשְׂאֵתוֹterrifyתְּבַעֵתyou,אֶתְכֶםand the dread of himוּפַחְדּוֹfallיִפֹּלon you?עֲלֵיכֶם
Your memorialsזִכְרֹנֵיכֶםare proverbsמִשְׁלֵיof ash;אֵפֶרdefensesלְגַבֵּיof clayחֹמֶרare your defenses.גַּבֵּיכֶם
Be silentהַחֲרִישׁוּbefore me,מִמֶּנִּיand Iוַ אָנִיwill speak,אֲדַבְּרָהand letוְwhatever mayמָהpassיַעֲבֹרover me.עָלַי
Whyעַל מָהshould I takeאֶשָּׂאmy fleshבְשָׂרִיin my teethבְשִׁנָּיand putוְ אָשִׂיםmy lifeנַפְשִׁיin my palm?בְּכַפִּי
Look,הֵןthough he slays me,יִקְטְלֵנִיfor himלוֹI will wait;אֲיַחֵלyetאַךְmy waysדְּרָכַיto his faceאֶל פָּנָיוI will argue.אוֹכִיחַ
This tooגַּם הוּאwill be my salvation,לִי לִישׁוּעָהforכִּיnoלֹאgodless oneחָנֵףwill comeיָבוֹאbefore him.לְפָנָיו
Listen closelyשִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַto my word,מִלָּתִיand let my declarationוְאַחֲוָתִיbe in your ears.בְּאָזְנֵיכֶם
Look,הִנֵּהplease:נָאI have set in orderעָרַכְתִּיmy case;מִשְׁפָּטI knowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיIאֲנִיwill be found righteous.אֶצְדָּק
Whoמִיis he whoהוּאwill contendיָרִיבwith me?עִמָּדִיForכִּיnowעַתָּהI would be silentאַחֲרִישׁand expire.וְאֶגְוָע
Onlyאַךְtwo thingsשְׁתַּיִםdo notאַלdoתַּעַשׂto me,עִמָּדִיthenאָזfrom your faceמִפָּנֶיךָI will notלֹאhide myself:אֶסָּתֵר
put your palmכַּפְּךָfarהַרְחַקfrom upon me,מֵעָלַיand let your terrorוְאֵמָתְךָnotאַלterrify me.תְּבַעֲתַנִּי
Then call,וּקְרָאand Iוְאָנֹכִיwill answer;אֶעֱנֶהorאוֹI will speak,אֲדַבֵּרand you reply to me.וַהֲשִׁיבֵנִי
How manyכַּמָּהiniquitiesעֲוֺנוֹתand sinsוְחַטָּאוֹתdo I have?לִיMy transgressionפִּשְׁעִיand my sinוְחַטָּאתִיmake known to me.הֹדִיעֵנִי
Whyלָמָּהdo you hideתַסְתִּירyour faceפָנֶיךָand count meוְתַחְשְׁבֵנִיas your enemy?לְאוֹיֵב לָךְ
Will you terrorizeהֶ תַּעֲרוֹץa windblownנִדָּףleaf,עָלֶהandוְpursueתִּרְדֹּףdryיָבֵשׁstraw?אֶת קַשׁ
Forכִּיyou writeתִכְתֹּבagainst meעָלַיbitter thingsמְרֹרוֹתand make me inheritוְתוֹרִישֵׁנִיthe iniquitiesעֲוֺנוֹתof my youth.נְעוּרָי
You putוְתָשֵׂםmy feetרַגְלַיin the stocksבַּסַּדand watchוְתִשְׁמוֹרallכָּלmy paths;אָרְחוֹתָיonעַלthe solesשָׁרְשֵׁיof my feetרַגְלַיyou set a mark.תִּתְחַקֶּה
And heוְהוּאwears outיִבְלֶהlike a rotten thing,כְּרָקָבlike a garmentכְּבֶגֶדthat the mothעָשׁhas eaten.אֲכָלוֹ